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A teardown of the Oculus Rift headset by IHS has shown that the total component cost is around $200 – with the displays being the most expensive part. The dual 3.51″ AMOLED displays (each 1200 x 1080) cost $69 together. The devices, the same as the ones used in the HTC Vive, have a high … Read more
A digital signage event will be held at the IHK Köln (Cologne Chamber of Commerce) on the 30th August. The free event will cover all aspects of digital signage and DOOH. Register at http://tinyurl.com/jxqo4uc.
JCDecaux has installed an 84″ screen in Utrecht, in the Netherlands. This is the third Dutch city where JCDecaux is installing a Mupi Métropole network, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Sharp reported Q1 net loss of 27.4 billion yen ($271 million), down 18% YoY from 33.4 billion yen ($330 million). Turnover was 423.4 billion yen ($.2 billion), down 32% YoY from 618.3 billion yen ($6.1 billion). Display Devices turnover was down 36% YoY at 109 billion yen ($1 billion).
Microsoft is now selling developer editions of its Hololens headset. Customers must be in the US or Canada. They can order up to five kits, each of which costs $3,000.
Worldwide semiconductor sales totalled $79.1 billion in Q2’16, says the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA): a 1% QoQ rise but a 5.8% YoY fall. For June 2016, worldwide sales rose 1.1% MoM and declined 5.8% YoY, to $26.4 billion. Year-to-date sales at the end of June were down 5.8% YoY. John Neuffer, CEO and president of … Read more
HTC reported Q2 2016 net loss of NT$3.1 billion ($97.8 million). Turnover was NT$ 18.9 billion ($596 million). For the six month period, net loss was NT$ 5.7 billion ($180 million), whereas turnover was NT$ 33.7 billion ($1 billion).
Leading global smart phone brand Vivo has held its #5 position as IDC released its Q2 2016 Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report on Jul 29th. In the second quarter of 2016, Vivo remains on an upward trajectory with shipment amounts reaching 16.4 million units, an 80.2% year-on-year growth, achieving a 4.8% global market share. … Read more
Global Tablet shipments fell 8 percent year-on-year in Q2 2016 to 46.7 million units while average selling prices (ASPs) went the other way, climbing 9 percent during the same period. Consumers and enterprises alike are buying more Pro Slates (e.g., iPad Pro, Surface Pro 4) than ever before as prices reach tolerable levels and as … Read more
That’s the conclusion of a recent webcast hosted by Broadband Technology Report that featured Mark Francisco from Comcast, David Price from the UHD Forum and Steve Christian from Verimatrix, a provider of a comprehensive range of revenue security solutions for pay-TV operators worldwide – and the webinar sponsor. As Price explained, the UHD Forum was … Read more
FatWallet.com, the savings resource for millions of online deal hunters, announced results of its Back to School Tech Survey (*Survata), which revealed 28% of parents plan to purchase student laptops and/or smartphones during back to school sales this year for their children in grades K-12 (up from 20% in 2015). More than one-third of those … Read more
BenQ has launched an exciting new 27” monitor that meets the demanding needs of video post-production professionals that also need to edit still images. Uncompromising colour performance and powerful calibration tools make the PV270 the ideal monitor for professionals that require reliable colour throughout their workflow. The BenQ PV270 is the epitome of ‘Still meeting … Read more
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